In 2010-11, not only did Derrick Rose become the youngest most valuable player in NBA history and the Bulls advance to the Eastern Conference finals, but five players appeared in all 82 games and three others played in at least 80.
On Tuesday against...

Taj Gibson thought about getting even when his longtime friend was shot in the head. Derrick Rose also lost a childhood friend to a gun, but he never wanted condolences.
He and Gibson were simply talking about friends they've lost to violence. So did...

The Bulls gave Derrick Rose the chance to be a hero.
He might not deserve it, what with the way he has acted after previous knee surgeries. He might not recognize it, what with his insulated and isolated life. His “people’’ might...

Jimmy Butler is headed for an MRI exam on Monday after leaving the Bulls' 96-86 loss to the Clippers on Sunday in the third quarter with a hyperextended left elbow.
Taj Gibson left the United Center in a walking boot, his sprained left ankle expected to...

The summary
The Bulls fell to 1-2 since Derrick Rose's latest injury, playing without the injured Taj Gibson and losing Jimmy Butler early in the third quarter to a hyperextended left elbow. Chris Paul's 28 points and 12 assists led the Clippers in their 96-86 victory, which featured season-low 31 percent shooting from the Bulls. DeAndre Jordan added an opponent-season-high 26 rebounds. Nikola Mirotic's career-high 29 points led the Bulls, including 16 in the fourth quarter.
Turning point
As Mirotic...

Cavaliers coach David Blatt doesn't know much about litmus paper, nor does he care much about chemistry. Nevertheless, the Cavs' elements seem to be bonding at just the right time.
Blatt tried getting cute with an answer after the Cavs beat the Golden State Warriors. He dismissed before the game that the challenge against the West's best was any sort of litmus test for his own team, but when asked after the game if the victory sent any sort of message to the rest of the league, Blatt referred back to...

In case nobody got the message clearly enough when Bulls general manager Gar Forman announced Friday at the United Center that he expected Derrick Rose back in four to six weeks after successful knee surgery, the team issued a press release an hour later.
For emphasis?
"Derrick is expected to make a full recovery and he is anticipated to return to play in four to six weeks,'' the statement quoted Forman as saying.
That's four to six weeks, not months. That's this season, not next. Or you could sum...

Maybe teams are going about this intentionally fouling DeAndre Jordan thing all wrong.
Clippers Coach Doc Rivers said the analytics he’s seen have suggested the best time to use the hack-a-whoever strategy is when the score is tied or the fouling team is ahead, not behind.
“That’s hard for coaches to do, but analytically they’ll tell you that’s when you should commit the fouls,” Rivers said Friday night after the Memphis Grizzlies’ attempt to rally by repeatedly...

The Clippers play the Chicago Bulls at United Center in Chicago on Sunday at 10 a.m. in what will be their third game of a four-game trip.
The Clippers split the first two games of the trip, losing to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, 110-105, before beating the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday, 97-79.
Both the Clippers and Bulls will be playing without their superstars.
Cilppers power forward Blake Griffin remains sidelined after having surgery Feb. 9 to remove a staph infection from his right elbow....

The Chicago Bulls can breathe a little easier. They expect Derrick Rose to return this season from his latest knee surgery.
General manager Gar Forman said the star point guard will miss 4-6 weeks after the operation Friday to fix a medial meniscus tear in his right knee. Forman described it as a quick outpatient procedure and said Rose was able to walk out of the hospital.
“I talked to Derrick a couple times this week and obviously, he was really disappointed about being injured,”...